Reviews tagging 'Cursing'

Binding 13 by Chloe Walsh

79 reviews

jevette15's review against another edition

dark emotional sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Bullying, Child abuse, Domestic abuse, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Cursing, Miscarriage, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Vomit, and Alcohol

Minor: Suicidal thoughts

amarahk's review against another edition

dark hopeful fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0

Let me start by saying that I do not support this author, I’ve heard she is a zi0n1st so I bought the book second hand and I recommend you do too.

I’ll give an honest review though with no bias (may contain spoilers).



This book is 800 pages, yet I read it in two days because I have to admit - it is pretty addictive. There’s no spice but there is a lot of vulgar talk (and I mean a lot, so be warned). 

I did really enjoy the beginning of this book, which is why I read it so fast, because it felt relatively realistic and  quite cute. 

However the closer I got to the end, the more whatpadd-coded (derogatory) it became. There were themes that were continually repeated through this book. For example, Shannon “so small uwu🥺🥺🥺” and johnny “so tall and strong🥺🥺”. Don’t even get me started on the amount of times Shannon walked into a wall of hard muscle 🤦‍♀️😭. In what world is every teenager boy at school, a walking Arnold Schwarzenegger??

I did love the fact that this book was set in Ireland though, but even though it was entertaining to read, I didn’t love a lot more. One thing that I did quite like was how protective Johnny was, although it got a bit unrealistic and cringe at times. 

Also, Chloe Walsh’s writing was nothing special, in terms of language technique and stuff. It was easy to read and entreating, but not special. 

Overall, this book was okay and fun to read but could have been better. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Child abuse, Cursing, Domestic abuse, Physical abuse, and Vomit

bellaperegrino's review against another edition

dark emotional hopeful sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

This book tore me into pieces, how much the fmc goes thorugh is honestly unthinkable and how the mcc makes it his mission to helo
her in any way shape or form 
im utterly amazed by it and i would totally recommend it if you can deal with hard subjects 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Bullying, Child abuse, Cursing, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Miscarriage, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Torture, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Vomit, Medical content, Grief, Pregnancy, and Sexual harassment

emilyyyhillsss's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional funny reflective sad tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.25

“If this is love, then it’s you”
“You are love”

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Child abuse, Cursing, Emotional abuse, Miscarriage, Physical abuse, Suicidal thoughts, Torture, Violence, Grief, Medical trauma, Gaslighting, and Injury/Injury detail

mariahlynnpeck's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional funny hopeful mysterious sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? N/A
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

This book had me so invested the whole time I forgot I was reading. The way the story goes. The ending absolutely wrecked me. Immediately going to start keeping 13 because I need to know.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Child abuse, Cursing, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Panic attacks/disorders, Violence, Blood, Vomit, Gaslighting, and Alcohol

kinsportch's review against another edition

sad slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Bullying, Child abuse, Cursing, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, Violence, Medical trauma, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Alcoholism and Miscarriage

Minor: Infidelity and Abandonment

autumnatically's review against another edition

dark emotional sad tense slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Alcoholism, Bullying, Child abuse, Child death, Cursing, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Miscarriage, Misogyny, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Rape, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, Violence, Blood, Pregnancy, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism

ar__reads's review against another edition

dark emotional funny sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Bullying, Child abuse, Cursing, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Violence, and Abandonment

Minor: Addiction, Homophobia, Medical content, and Sexual harassment

skyelore_'s review against another edition

dark emotional funny sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.75

I wasn’t really sure how to feel about this book going in but I’m completely obsessed. First of all Johnny is a dream boat but my favorite male character hands down is Gibsie. He had me literally laughing out loud the entire time.

Also can we just say that Johnny high on morphine was the greatest thing ever 💀

That cliffhanger too 😮‍💨

On to book 2 👋🏼

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Bullying, Child abuse, Cursing, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, and Medical content

Minor: Alcoholism, Drug use, Miscarriage, Violence, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail

jnterhune's review against another edition

emotional tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? N/A
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? N/A
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

3.5

Found this hard to get into with the culture of the book and not knowing much about rugby. It almost felt to young for me in the start, but I grew to really like it. Really hard to rate star wise. I enjoyed the suspense and constantly was wanting to read to know what happened even stay up late to continue reading. Excited to continue the series and see what happens. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Bullying, Child abuse, Cursing, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, Blood, Medical content, Gaslighting, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Body shaming, Miscarriage, Panic attacks/disorders, Vomit, Pregnancy, and Alcohol

Enjoyed, i wouldn’t read again necessarily but did have a good time reading and dying to know what happens, excited to continue reading defiantly check triggers if your someone that watches stuff like that